The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-06-08
Bates County. No. Horticultural
Society.
Correspondence Rural World

correspondence Rural World.
Saturday, May FL, was the day for
the regular monthly meeting Of the |
Bates county, Mo, Horticultural So !
ciety. 1t was held at the residence
of the Secretary. Mr.. Henry Speer.
ten miles east of Butler, and was the
first picnic meeting of the society for
the season. Having been specially
invited by Secretary Speer to be pres
ent, we could not resist the tempta
ton to attend. so took the Missouri
Pacific train from ST. Louis Friday
night, May 20, and by noon the next
day landed at Butler, Mo. We then
had a buggy ride of ten miles out
into Bates county, to the home of
Mr.. Speer. The day was delightful
and the ride very enjoyable, the road
leading through magnificent farm
ing country that lay spread out be-
fore our gaze as far as the eye could
reach. Hundreds of farms with their
broad acres, could be seen i'll single
glance, and these, with their varied
crops, the corn up, 50 as to have re-
ceived it's first working, the oats in
some places beginning to head, the
wheat full grown, and waving before
the breeze, the belts of timber of
dark green foliage contrasting with
the lighter shade Of fields and past
ures, the orchards dotting the land
scape, among which nestled the farm
houses, wherein the imagination could
easily picture happiness and content,
the cattle quietly grazing in the past
ures, and the men and teams in the
fields stirring the mellow brown earth
to encourage the growing corn, all
formed picture Of surprising beau
ty, and which was changing constant
ly, presenting new beauties at every
turn. We know of no section of this
or any other State that can present
more charming scenes, and at the
same time, such splendid agricultural
advantages. as does Bates county
Missouri.
To tell what these advantages are
would take too much of our space
: now, but to those who are seeking
homes III the West. we will say, take
trip over the Missouri Pacific rail
road from ST Louis or Kansas City
down through the Southwestern par
'. of the State, and they will see a coun
It try as good and fair as can be foun'
o under the sun.
/ Arriving at Mr. Speer's. we foun'
a goodly number of members pres
= ent, and they had already despatche
an important part of the days pre-
4, ceedings, namely. the eating OF tn
J picnic dinner This having bee
g concluded, the society had been jus
Is r called to order by President Robard
for the horticultural discussion, Mis-
er Ida Crume acting as Secretary.
The minutes of the previous NEE
ing having been read, the standin
committees were called, the first b,
ing that on
ORCHARDS.
]. B. Durand reported that |
- would have a full crop of Jonaths
apples, IS per cent. of a crop of Be
Davis and Red Astrachan, Is
, Grimes Golden. Is or so of Janet
=, His trees were in good conditit
or with the exception of a little fru
spur blight on some of the Janet
He would have a fair crop of sor
kinds of peaches on what trees
~ had left. His pear trees were abo
- all gone.
u, President Robards asked VIII
three kinds of apples showed t
best prospects for fruit.
- Ans: Jonathan, Ben Davis a
lie Willow Twig. in the order named.
the G.. w. johnson said that his Jan.
were n failure, would have fair or
- of Winesap and a full crop of Ma
ms mo ems Blush; trees We're healthy exec
hill ing one Sweet Bough tree on viii
- the apples were bighting.
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